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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2010 – 261Voith Turbo Marine in Germany is supplying four slightly modified Voith Schneider Propellers (VSP) to WykerDampfschiff-Reederei (WDR) to power the first double-ended ferry in its fleet.Built by the Hamburg-based shipbuilder J.J. Sietas, the Uthlande was delivered in mid-June this year and carriespassengers and vehicles on the island route between Föhr, Amrum and the Schleswig-Holstein mainland.Each of the four VSP has an input power of 470 kW, allowing a service speed of 12 knots. As this speed is hardly everneeded during scheduled transfer trips, the speed reserves can be utilized for consumption and emission-optimisedsailing. Thanks to this reserve, delays or operation in heavy weather conditions can then be compensated by higherspeeds over short periods, so that the ferry always runs on schedule.Due to the shallow sea of the shipping lane, the new WDR ferry has been fitted with four VSPs type 16R5 EC/100-1.For the application, the normal length of the VSP blades of 120cm was shortened to 100cm. Thanks to its loweroperating draught of only 1.75m compared to conventional ships, the Uthlande is able to manoeuvre without problemsin the ferry ports of Dagebüll, Wyk and Wittdün, even if the sea levels are extremely low (maximum draught 1.85m at500 tonne load).According to the shipping company, the capacity of the 75.88m long and 16.40m wide double-ended ferry capable ofcarrying 1,200 passengers and 75 cars is significantly higher than that of its ferries Nordfriesland and Rungholt, untilrecently the largest vessels in the fleet. The double-ended design eliminates previously required reversing manoeuvres,which proved to be very time consuming. Source : The MotorshipPort of Tallinn on the riseEstonia as a transit country is on the rise again, Tallinna Sadam (Port of Tallinn) officials confirmed at an internationaltransit conference Thursday in Tallinn, the Baltic Course reports citing LETA/National Broadcasting.Major changes have recently taken place in the transport industry and after years of low tide. Now, Estonia hopes toearn from transit again. Tallinna Sadam Board’s Chairman Ain Kaljurand said that thinking of the North-West Russiaand China, the trade potential is very big.However, entrepreneurs from the East who attended the conference consider the railroad gauge issue and delays atborder crossing points may become a problem. Kazakhstan’s State Economy Chamber Board Chairman Azat Peruashevsaid that the plan that was voiced at the conference to gradually adopt the European gauge standard gives rise toquestions since the reloading of cargo becomes a barrier for transit. International Industrialists and EntrepreneursCongress president Viktor Glukhikh noted that right now, common work is needed to improve border crossingprocedures, so that cargo transport would not have to idle at the border. “Major work is under way to achieve visafreedom too,” he said. Source: baltic-courseDistribution : daily 15125+ copies worldwide 18-09-2010 Page 14
DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2010 – 261CMA CMG starts Morocco-Franceshipping serviceAs already announced in June, starting from October 29, 2010, a new shipping line linking Morocco and France,specifically through a rotation between Casablanca, Agadir, Port-Vendres, Marseille, Barcelona, Valencia, Tangier andCasablanca, will be operated by the French company CMA CGM.The CMA CGM VELA - Photo : Neville West (c)This service will be dedicated to the shipment of vegetable production in northern Morocco in the direction of the fruitand vegetables' markets of national interest (MIN) in southern France "With this new service, CMA CGM will be able toprovide Moroccan exporters with a maritime alternative to road transport of potatoes and citrus fruits to Marseille, theonly large city by the sea which receives fruit and vegetables by truck. This proves once again the Group's ability toadapt its offerings to the needs of its customers, "said Philippe Borel, CMA CGM director for North African lines.Currently, CMA CGM is shipping about 400 reefer containers per week from Morocco. Source: Greenmed Journalhttp://www.tos.nl/en/companies/ship_deliveryGSPC's spot LNG cargo arrives at HaziraGujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd's (GSPC) ninth cargo since June 2009, imported independently from theinternational market, anchored at Hazira LNG Private Ltd's LNG receiving and regassification terminal at Hazira in Suratdistrict on Saturday last week This is also GSPC's fifth LNG cargo import for the current year (its first on spot-basis) tomeet the demand of natural gas, which is in addition to the strip of cargoes it purchased from Gas Natural, thecompany said in a statement here today. The said cargo was loaded with nearly 56,000 tonnes of LNG from EquatorialGuinea. Gas from this cargo will relieve various entities, more importantly city gas distribution entities and industrialcustomers hit by outage at the Panna-Mukta fields. It will also be supplied to other sectors such as power andfertiliser. Source: The Hindu Business LineDistribution : daily 15125+ copies worldwide 18-09-2010 Page 15
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